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On January 6, over 30 seismic monitoring stations associated with the Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty picked up tremors emanating from North Korea that indicated a potential atom bomb blast. Read more »9 comment(s)

Right before the holidays, the U.S. Senate passed legislation seeking to reform the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) of 1976. The House passed a different version of reform in June 2015. Unfortunately, both have major flaws that could prevent the public health community from supporting any final legislation. Read more »

Nuclear weapons are headed for the dustbin of history. But the nuclear weapons industry in the U.S. didn’t get the memo! Indeed, the weapons complex delivered a whopper wish list to Santa and has hung up its stocking over the fireplace. Read more »5 comment(s)

COP21, the international climate conference in Paris, is ended; the tens of thousands of participants from around the globe have gone home. Now that the accord has been finalized, what have we gained? Read more »

PSR staff hand-delivered to EPA staff the comments of over 2,000 PSR members, expressing support for proposed rules to stem the leakage of methane and toxic volatile organic compounds (VOCs) from oil and gas wells. Read more »18 comment(s)

This week it was my turn to tell the EPA how important their Clean
Power Plan can be -- for health and, given its ability to cut carbon
emissions from power plants, for the climate. Read more »1 comment(s)

"Cool it." That's the message on the front cover of November's National Geographic. Superimposed over an image of the Earth, its implication is clear: We have to address climate change now. Read more »

We are celebrating the First Committee vote on a resolution pertaining to the Humanitarian Pledge on November 2nd. This resolution urged all states to renew their commitment under article VI of the NPT (to pursue nuclear disarmament in good faith) and to pursue effective measures to fill the legal gap for the prohibition and elimination of nuclear weapons. Read more »1 comment(s)

Pope Francis spoke at the United Nations General Assembly on September 25, and addressed the issues of climate change and nuclear security. Here are some inspiring quotes from his speech... Read more »

The House and Senate voted last week on a resolution to disapprove the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action with Iran. Thank you to all PSR members who responded to our action alerts, and PSR members who met with their senators and representatives in person. Read more »4 comment(s)

The UN passed a resolution on December 2, 2009 to create the international Day Against Nuclear Tests (August 29). The Preamble of the resolution emphasizes that "every effort should be made to end nuclear tests in order to avert devastating and harmful effects on the lives and health of people." Read more »1 comment(s)

As we learn that Summer 2015 is on track to be the hottest ever on record, there is no escaping the grown-up responsibilities that allow no hiatus in pushing forward to achieve ambitious climate solutions. Read more »

As the science continues to evolve on the ways our health is impacted by harmful environmental chemicals it is crucial that any reform of our federal chemical policy empower the EPA to move quickly on the worst chemicals and utilize the best available science to assess chemical hazards. Read more »1 comment(s)

Natural gas now produces more electricity in the U.S. than coal. Methane that leaks from natural gas operations is a tremendous climate changer: Over its first 20 years in the atmosphere, methane is 84 to 86 times more potent a heat-trapper than carbon dioxide. Read more »